Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Dallas
1,468 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–DAL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 563 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights563
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly OAK → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 984 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 103 flights · limited
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 45 min · 132 flights · limited
- Evenings59% on time · p90 70 min · 672 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Saturdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 205 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 263 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 262 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 286 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 306 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 285 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 284 flights
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